Description
Delightful soft and chewy pumpkin cookies topped with creamy cream cheese frosting, perfect for cozy fall gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/2 cups (312 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice (plus extra for sprinkling)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup (170 g) unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 3/4 cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (100 g) packed light brown sugar
- 1 1/4 cups (305 g) canned pumpkin puree
- 1 large egg (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 8 ounces (226 g) block-style cream cheese (softened but still cool)
- 1/4 cup (56 g) unsalted butter (softened but still cool)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups (210 g) confectioners’ sugar (sifted)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Prep your baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
- Mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Cream the room-temperature butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes).
- Add the pumpkin puree, egg, and vanilla extract until combined.
- Combine the dry ingredients with the wet mixture until just mixed.
- Scoop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until edges are golden and centers are set.
- Cool cookies on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks.
- Make the frosting by beating together cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth, then mix in sifted confectioners’ sugar.
- Frost each cooled cookie generously with cream cheese frosting and sprinkle with pumpkin pie spice if desired.
Notes
Store cookies in an airtight container. They freeze well without frosting.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
Keywords: pumpkin cookies, pumpkin dessert, fall treats, cream cheese frosting